OutdoorsTried-and-true tip
Telling a squirrel track by its toe count
Squirrel tracks sit close together, with four toes on the front prints and five on the hind ones.
- Time
- ⏱ 5 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ medium
How to do it
- Look for small prints (about 4 cm) grouped in one spot.
- Check the front prints: four long gripping toes with claws.
- Check the hind prints: five toes.
- A group of prints in one place is a bounding trail.
Sources
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An den Vorderpfoten trägt es vier lange Greifzehen mit Krallen, an den Hinterpfoten fünf.
